Columbia High School (New Jersey)
Columbia High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school in Maplewood, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It serves students in ninth through twelfth grades, as the lone secondary school of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, which includes Maplewood and South Orange, neighboring communities in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928; its accreditation expires in July 2025.
| Columbia High School | |
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| Address | |
17 Parker Avenue Maplewood , , New Jersey 07040 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 74°15′58″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Excelsior" |
| Established | 1814 1885 |
| School district | South Orange-Maplewood School District |
| NCES School ID | 341533002422 |
| Principal | Ann Bodnar (interim) |
| Faculty | 150.4 FTEs |
| Grades | 9−12 |
| Enrollment | 1,930 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.8:1 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Columbian |
| Yearbook | Mirror |
| Website | www |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,930 students and 150.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 247 students (12.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 46 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.